Transmission band



Jan. 5 1925. I 1,568,565

F. A. MILLER TRANSMI S S ION BAND Filed July 28 1924 I N VE/V 7'02.

T'TOENEY Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

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"Be it known that 1, FRED A, MILLER, a citizen oi the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis,' State of" Missouri, have invented a certain new and "useful Improve-r ment in Transmission Bands, of which'the following is specification, reference being had to the accompanying drsmiling,"forming a part thereof; i

This invention relates generally to automobiles and, more particularly, to a certain new and useful improvement in automobile transmission bands.

Considerable trouble, inconvenience, and

expense'accompany today, so far 'as'I am aware',' tliere mov'al and" repair o replacement "of worn or: broken transmission'bands of'especially automobiles'of a certain type;

3 audit is the chi'ef' obje'ctof myp'resent 1nvention "to provide transmission band especially adapted for use in connection with automobiles of "the" type mentioned which is'of simple and efficient form andconstruct on' and which is detachable or re 7 movablefor repair or replacement with ease,

convenience, and Ilittle" expense.

lVith the above and other objects in View, my present "invention resides in the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination of. partshereinafter described and pointedout'in/ the claims; In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 isa sideelevational view of a transmission band embodyingniy invention, illustrated ill connection witlr'a transmission-case of anautomobile ofpresentwellknown.-construction; V Figure 2 is an enlargedttragmental plan view'oi' the-band; and 7 Figure. is a tragmental view of the band partly in side elevation and partly in longitudinalsectiqn; t Y Referring now more in detail and by reference characters 'to the drawing; I" have;

for the purpose of illustratingja practicalring form. 'Fixed in suita hly spacedsocalled t t I lidBln d' ljl tlQIlF upfomthe' outer face of one end'portion of the'baind 6, is preter t ably a pair of?upstandingfstuds 7',

formerhaving head!) and the latter "hav ingan annular g1 6 ove;I0 'i l'ii'fei "edi ate its ends; and formed in band 6preferabl3 in teammate thestudfs the "adjacent end ofthe ba'ndii's "aperture or recess" l1,"all' for purposes shortly appearing I 'Adaptedfor"copperation with band 6, is

what I designate as? an ear '12; which in cludes a rigid shank 13farcuated l'ongitudi' nallj to 'conformto' the normal curvature oft-the end-portion offhand "6; a'nd' hi'fiirQ cated'or" notchecl head" 14 angt i'larly'up standing from the forward'end or shank 13,

asbestseen in Figures l an'd 2. "lVitliin its length; the ear-shank l3 is formed 'or'pr v 'vided wichmn "aperture or" opening l' 5 adapted 'to' accommodate" the f band-"stud 8;

and i1 pon its" under face the ear-shank 13 is provided'with a""projecting shortpin or stud 16 adapted to rein vably "fit'i snugly within the band aperture or recess -ll." 'At'its' end opposite the head 14, the "ear-shank l3is' preferably reduced in'thi'ckne'ss'a'r'id' longi-f tudinally notched, as at 17'; for detachable or removable eng gement the'li e aded stud 70f the bandg is I Ac1apted fo'r ear-securing l engagement with the band 6 and ear "1'2,'"is"a"so called detachable latch 18, best' seen "ih"lfiguref2,' which; 'as there shown, includes body p'ortion' 19 ofidimension's' aHdsuitahIy length wise'arcuatedf and? shaped to 'fit smoothlyupon the'upper face'of shank 13 an'd formed with a" eaned key-hole "slot '20 for fee-op erative engagement with the "band groovedduced portion of its 'sl'ot20 is disposed away from such end," the latch 18 isreducedfin ,Width, bent," and extended, as best seenin' Figures 2 "and3, intothe form of a'liook projection 21 adapted for somewhat sprung engagement with' the' ear 12'iatthe" baseor bight of its notched head 14- When'the'latch' audit will benoted'thatthesmaller "or re Disposediupon theinner face of bandor ring 6, is the usual lining 22, and riveted or otherwisefixed upon the outer face of the band 6 and upon its other or opposite end,

is a second ear 23 likewise including a suitably longitudinally arcuated shank 24.- and an angularly-disposedbifurcated or notched head 25 substantially similar toand for co-operation with head 14 of ear 12.

In use or operation, and in assembling the transmission, case-cover 2 is removed, and a band 6 having a fixed ear 23 is disposed within the case 1 and around the drum 5. An ear 12 is then disposed upon the band 5, as seen in Figures 2 and 3, with its notched end 17 in engagement with headed-stud 7 and its stud 16 in the band-aperture l1, band-stud 8 then projecting upwardly through its shank accommodating aperture or opening 15.

A latch 18 is then disposed upon the shank 13 of ear 12 with its hook-end 21 presented toward the ear-head 14 and engaging at the larger portion of its slot 20 with the band-stud 8. The latch 1.8 is then slidably moved or actuated longitudinally to- Ward the ear-head 14L, whereupon the latch 18 engages at the reduced portion of its slot in the groove 10 of stud 8 and its hook-extension 21 is sprung into securing engagement with the ear 12 at the bight of its head 14, the ear 12, as so mounted and secured, being rigidly and firmly held against both lateral and longitudinal movement upon or relatively to the band and in co-operative relation with the head 25 of the opposite ear 23 previously fixed upon the band. The band is then engaged at its ears 12 and 23 with its actuating mechanism, that is to say, its drum clutching and release mechanism, including the shaft 3, which is disposed through the notches of the heads of the ears and over the latch 18, as seen in Figure 1, said shaft then functioning also to prevent accidental displacement of the ear-securing latch 18.

Should later the lining 22 become worn or the band 6 otherwise require repair or re placement, the case-cover 2 only is removed, the shaft 3 of the ear-actuating mechanism removed, and the latch 18 suitably disengaged, when the detachable ear 12 may be conveniently lifted from the band and the band pulled endwise at its fixed car 23 from around its encircled drum 5. a

My new band is simple in form and construction, may with ease and convenience be included in the assembly or removed for repair or replacement, and greatly facilitates the inexpensive repair and correction of transmission troubles arising from worn or defective bands.

Preferably the band 6 at the end thereof equipped for engagement with the detachable ear 12 is suitably bent or doubled upon itself, as at 26, to provide or form a pulling point, in addition to the studs 8 and 11, for the ear 12 upon the band in the contracting actuations of the band into clutching engagement with its encircled drum 5; and it is to be understood that changes in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of my new band may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described Without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An automobile transmission-band comprising, in combination, a split ring, an ear having a notched head and an apertured shank, said shank being arcuated to con form to the curvature of the ring and the ring being adapted at its shank to removably fit upon the ring, an annularly grooved stud on the band projecting through the aperture of the shank, and a detachable latch-member for removably securing the ear to and upon the band, said latch-memher having a key-hole slot for engagement with the stud at its groove and a hook-extension for engagement with the car at its head.

2. An automobile transmission-band comprising, in combination, a split ring, an ear having an apertured shank arcuated to conform to the curvature of the ring and adapted at its shank to removably fit upon the ring, a stud upon the band projecting through the aperture of the shank, and a locking-member for removably securing the ear to and upon the band, said locking member being adapted for slidable engagement over said shank with said stud and having a yielding extension adapted for sprung engagement with the ear.

3; An automobile transmission-band comprising, in combination, a split-ring having an upstandng stud, an ear having a notched head and a shank apertured intermediate its ends, the latter being adapted to fit upon the ring and being notched at an end for engagement with said stud, an annularly grooved second stud on the band projecting through the aperture of the shank, and a latch-member for removably securing the ear to and upon the band, the latch-member having a key-hold slot for slidable engagement with said second stud and a hookextension for sprung-engagement with the ear at the bight of its head.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

' FRED A. MILLER. 

